Author: Jolie Elder

Tomorrow is the beginning of three days of networking and cutting-edge learning at the annual AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum. We are fortunate this year to have this event in our own backyard — the Hyatt Regency at 265 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta GA 30303.… Read More

Our speaker for the April dinner meeting was Doug Ellis. Mr. Ellis is a volunteer pilot with Angel Flight Soars. Angel Flight provides free air transportation for medical patients in the southeast, covering the six states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and… Read More

Possibly due to the heightened interest in politics, we had six Atlanta participants at the 2017 Congressional Visits Day event: Dr. Dimitri Mavris Dr. Alicia Sudol Satyam Patel Braven Leung Bob Greene Daryl Brace With two teams we were able to spend quality time with… Read More

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, House Bill 481 is designed to prevent local governments from passing laws involving unmanned aerial vehicles. The idea is to prevent a multi-layering of rules by restricting laws to the state and federal levels. Read the full article here.

At our March dinner meeting Laura Forczyk, founder of Astralytical, spoke about the topic of Millennials in the workforce. Laura is writing a book on this topic. Her presentation became a lively and wide-ranging discussion across the group. In a world changing as fast… Read More

This Sunday 12 March from 1 to 4 PM our local High Museum of Art has a full slate of STEAM programming. Science, technology, engineering, and math are obviously related to aerospace. We sometimes forget the value of art to the practice of design. Both… Read More

Thank you to NPR for this story with pictures about Lego’s upcoming Women of NASA set. The five women are computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronaut Sally Ride, astronaut Mae Jemison and astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Just another reminder that girls belong in… Read More

The folks over at fivethirtyeight.com have put together a series of posts called “Earth to Mars.” It covers basics such as why go and how much will this cost to more complex questions such as what to pack, legal ramifications, and how the trip might… Read More

Some years back, we had a dinner speaker talk about the aviation museum in Marietta. That project is now The Aviation Wing of the Marietta Museum of History. While our local section is not an official sponsor, it may be useful for members to know… Read More

Photograph: Dr. John Bradford & Bob Greene Thank you to our January dinner meeting speaker Dr. John Bradford from SpaceWorks. Dr. Bradford spoke on the topic of putting humans in a torpor state for long-duration spaceflight. This is a popular element in science fiction stories.… Read More

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AIAA is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to advance the arts, sciences, and technology of aeronautics and astronautics and to foster and promote the professionalism of those engaged in these pursuits. Over 700 professional, educator, and student members make up the Atlanta section, making it one of the largest in the nation.